DENVER  Go ahead and bust out the Cheetos and Goldfish, Colorado. Marijuana is now legal in the Centennial State.

Just over a month after the citizens of Colorado voted in overwhelming favor of Amendment 64 to legalize marijuana for recreational use, Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Executive Order that makes an official declaration of the vote.

Possession of even a single microgram of marijuana is a crime in Colorado punishable,for a first offense,by up to one year in prison.A second offense is punishable by up to *two* years in prison.The same goes for every square inch of every one of the 50 states,the District of Columbia and,I assume,Puerto Rico,the US Virgin Islands,Guam and American Samoa.

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posted on 12/10/2012 1:38:09 PM PST
by Gay State Conservative
(Benghazi: What Did Baraq Know And When Did He Know It?)

Was wondering how this would affect drug tests now. Not just in Colorado but boarder states. Say if someone from across state lines came into Colorado, smoked it, then went home. He/she has not done a crime but what if they are drug tested, and as you say two weeks later but they did it in a state where it was legal? I suppose they could sue the employer, don’t know.

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posted on 12/10/2012 1:50:21 PM PST
by Morgana
(Time to play cowboys and muslims.)

Here's the concern that I've brought up with co-workers who agree with this new law:

Many professional organizations and law enforcement agencies use as a disqualifier to membership/employment prior use of drugs, or at least anything more than infrequent "experimental" use in the case of pot with law enforcement. Since it is now legal, will the pressure be for these orgs to soften their requirements for membership/employment? After all, "it's legal now." Will pot-smoking teachers now be about to demand employment on par with non-drug users?

And any professional orgs who maintain their standards are going to face a massive number of lawsuits now, "because it's legal."

This isn't a slow slide into oblivion, it's a rocket propelled shot.

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posted on 12/10/2012 1:53:09 PM PST
by fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)

I don't think employers are going to loosen their restrictions, due to the clear evidence of increased accidents and increased violence. Not gonna be tolerated among the employed. Yes, lawsuits will multiply. Tort lawyers probably happy.

Lotta choomers going to drive off cliffs and such. Maybe something to celebrate, after all.

Here in the NYC laws relating to small quantities of mj for personal use are already a joke. You can walk down the street smoking a blunt with no hassle. Entire apartment building floors smell of it. Stores sell accessories for using it, plus t-shirts celebrating it. These laws are just codifying the real status quo. Pot just doesn’t have enough negative effects to make people care. People get more pissed off about public boozing and regular cigarettes.

Sorry, I was talking from first hand experience as I had my hand smashed with a hammer by some stoner. He tested positive, was fired, his lawyer got him his job back and all I got was arthritis in my hand 25 years later.

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posted on 12/10/2012 2:14:58 PM PST
by EQAndyBuzz
(You cant bring something to its knees that refuses to stand on its own)

The law is valid and there is no legal challenge, at least not yet. Pot is legal under Colorado law. A number of law enforcement agencies have said they will no longer cite possessors.

The problem is that pot is illegal under federal law and DOJ has not said what their position will be as to enforcement in Colorado. So, you could smoke a joint in front of Denver police headquarters but ATF could still swoop in and bust you.

The feds have looked the other way at the "medical marijuana" dispensaries and their legal suppliers. Hickenlooper has asked what their position will be on legalization but has received no formal response.

I’d question that too, except in my opinion, weed doesn’t smell nearly as bad as cigarettes or cigars. I expect the the same kind of restrictions will apply. However, with vaporizers becoming more popular for both nicotine and THC delivery, it’s not like you have to smoke it to enjoy.

Yeah, that’s kinda what I was thinking.
I was also thinking about growing a batch of it for barter when SHTF -now that it’s legal.
I can’t stand the smell of it, though. Never could.
I’m happy with my e-cigarettes.

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posted on 12/10/2012 2:28:26 PM PST
by RandallFlagg
("Liberalism is about as progressive as CANCER" -Alfonzo Rachel)

I subscribe to the old-fashioned style of conservatism, of the type Ronald Reagan did...Think about your average American from, say, the '40s. Decent, clean-living. Marijauna is nothing more than a progressivist ploy, as they continue to encourage license yet restrict freedom.

Its kind of hard to be clean-living when you're baked out of your mind on a brain-killing drug.

Nope, they can’t sue. Whether marijuana is legal in all 57 states or not, not smoking it is still a condition of employment right in the contract that the employee signs. Same deal if you go on a bender in Amsterdam.

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posted on 12/10/2012 2:30:25 PM PST
by dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)

vaporizers becoming more popular for both nicotine and THC delivery, its not like you have to smoke it to enjoy.

reminds me of the story Rush tells about his vaping near a lefty once. she complained even after learning it was only water vapor. I think it just bothers some that people are enjoying something they diapprove of.

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posted on 12/10/2012 2:31:46 PM PST
by TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)

Part of me wants to move to colorado and get wasted for the next four years. If enough of us did that we might flip it from purple to red. Oh wait ... Quite a few leftist druggies will be moving to colorado now which would offset that. Never mind.

mixed feelings on this one as i live in colorado. being legal may eliminate some competition from the job pool which is fine by me as most in my profession (graphic design) are libtards anyway. i hope governor chickenpoophead has the spine to tell the feral federal government to go to hell if they try to do anything about overturning state law.
i voted against it because i didn’t want it as an ammendment to the state constitution.

Summer job. I was working at a truss factory. We pre-fabbed roof and floor trusses. We would place the wood into the frame we wanted, placed a metal mesh between the boards to hold them in place. We would hit that mesh with a hammer to hold it in place before it went through the roller.

Stoner was on my team. We used to go very fast because the team that produced the most during the week got to work double time on Saturday. Incentive for big money. One of the issues the plant had was people used to do meth in the morning to go fast and during afternoon break they would smoke to wind down.

Late one afternoon as I was placing a mesh down and as I got ready to hit it in place, the team member took a swing and caught me flush on the bone where my hand and third finger comes together. Think that is the capitate. He lost track of what he was responsible for.

This law is going to cause a train wreck.

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posted on 12/10/2012 2:59:43 PM PST
by EQAndyBuzz
(You cant bring something to its knees that refuses to stand on its own)

Pot should be treated like alcohol! It’s pretty easy to tell if someone is high on either alcohol or pot! If you come to work stoned or drunk you should be fired! If you kill someone behind the wheel while impaired you should go to prison and loose your driving privileges permanently!

The legalization of this ILLICIT DRUG is exactly why I despise LIBERTARIANS!

Alcohol is already a MAJOR problem. It could not be removed from the public during prohibition because it had been socially acceptable for centuries to millenia before prohibition attempted to lessen its use. Getting “on the wagon” just couldn’t be sold. It was too established.

However, Marijuanna is still, for the most part, not a mainstream thing....its use has not been intwined in the social fabric for centuries like alcohol.

It is a SERIOUS MISTAKE to legalize this stuff except for a legitimate medical purpose. I am convinced in helps those on chemo and somewhat on glaucoma....but for recreational use....NEVER should be allowed.

As another poster has mentioned here....this is going to create all kinds of “Under the Influence” problems that won’t be easily resolved.....IT JUST ISN’T worth the headache.

Colorado voters that approved this are idiots.

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posted on 12/10/2012 3:29:06 PM PST
by Sola Veritas
(Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)

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